“For one thing, the audio is unrealistic. The bear’s intermittent (and ominous) growl appears to be at the same volume regardless of its distance from the snowboarder,” according to the article.

The author also draws attention to what appears to be a computer-generated animal, but since the bear only appears for a few seconds it’s difficult to tell. A similar video of mountain bikers being chased by a grizzly bear was also found to be fake.

In addition, it’s pointed out that brown bears are extremely rare in this part of Japan. More likely would be an Asiatic black bear.